Project 1999 - Is there a fix?

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Have you tried borrowing an entirely different "set of discs" for the install?

I never had this specific problem, but doing a complete re-install with a completely different "set of discs" borrowed from pirates fixed a lot of issues for me.

If you have tried various different installs, maybe try it on a different drive than E:?

Your installation is fine - this is a hardware-related issue. More specifically, your CPU clock speed is too fast. WinEQ2 is the "try this first" silver bullet solution, and if that doesn't work then you're in for some unhappy news. There are a couple different solutions beyond WinEQ2, however:

1. Underclock your CPU to 4.0 GHz, and then decrease by .1 increments from there until you're able to reliably sign into the servers. Most people who've done this have had to underclock their CPU from 4+ GHz to around 3.2 - 3.4 GHz in order to play on P99.

2. Use virtualization software such as VMware or VirtualBox to build a virtual machine that's capable of signing into P99. Further info:

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Originally Posted by Zaela (Post 2430461)

Download Virtualbox and find a winXP or linux ISO (I'd go with Linux Mint and wine as a beginner-friendly linux option myself), fiddle around with the hardware settings, install the OS, and go from there.

Before that I would try setting these lines to FALSE in eqclient.ini, see if that helps any at least on non-P99 servers:

Code:

VertexShaders=FALSE

20PixelShaders=FALSE

14PixelShaders=FALSE

1xPixelShaders=FALSE

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Originally Posted by paulgiamatti (Post 2431588)

I also prefer VirtualBox - if you aren't familiar with setting up kernels in a virtual environment you might want to hit up some YouTube tutorials. It's pretty easy though. And yeah, you need the actual software for whichever operating system you want to virtualize - probably not the best idea to install Windows 7/8/10 in a VM for more than testing purposes, since it will be pretty resource-intensive. If you plan on using a VM to play on P99, for example, you'll want to go with something more lightweight like Windows XP or Linux.

This is a problem that's unique to P99 due to preventative measures against speed hacking - others who've had this issue also reported the same jittery/sped-up movement when signing into other EQEmu servers, which you're able to sign into because they aren't running the same checks against cheats as P99.

Here are some more threads for reference: https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=161971, https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=253854, https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=257766

Paul to save the day.

Thank you, Paul I used AMD's Overdrive utility to modify my P99 Game instead of the whole bios.

seems like a computer issue

install it and run it from a flash drive...
RAM install over view
you bypass the drives and use your own you could also be mobile with it and play other ways.

Here is the flash drive.

Could also try vmware thinapp

That is it, I spend 3 - 4 hours a day trying to fix this game. the only thing I haven't tried is Using VM ware or switching to Linux of any type. So I might delete or gift my account to groups of friends who can use it since I can't.

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Originally Posted by bushidobull (Post 2591085)

Don't delete. That's just silly. If you want someone to progress your toons while you are figuring stuff out. We could do that for you. Send me a PM or hit me up on discord. I'm everywhere you can find me.

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Originally Posted by Tupakk (Post 2591087)

No. Stop.